Comments on: Schwinn Motor Scooters http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/02/21/schwinn-motor-scooters/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:34:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Xavier http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/02/21/schwinn-motor-scooters/comment-page-6/#comment-260253 Xavier Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:12:24 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=877#comment-260253 Love my Schwinn Graduate. Bought it new in 07' and I've broke down once, intake manifold cracked in half. I weigh about 130lbs I hit 65mph all the time from stop light to stop light. Up-hill I can hold about 50mph (7-8%grade). After reading these reviews it seems the company doesn't have a consistent build. some get terrible scooters and others get pretty reliable ones. Anyway, its cheaper(if you get a good scoot) and much easier to park than a car. Love my Schwinn Graduate. Bought it new in 07′ and I’ve broke down once, intake manifold cracked in half. I weigh about 130lbs I hit 65mph all the time from stop light to stop light. Up-hill I can hold about 50mph (7-8%grade). After reading these reviews it seems the company doesn’t have a consistent build. some get terrible scooters and others get pretty reliable ones. Anyway, its cheaper(if you get a good scoot) and much easier to park than a car.

]]> By: John http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/02/21/schwinn-motor-scooters/comment-page-6/#comment-257765 John Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:36:16 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=877#comment-257765 Where to start... a nice try that failed? My son bought one and it's had several problems. The charging system is barely sufficient to keep the battery charged, improved by using led lights. The kick start moon gear broke. The plastic will break easily. Throw away the factory spark plug plug and get a NKG replacement. Power is (was) weak kneed, even for a small bore scooter. And the biggest disappointment, a dealership that seemed to not really care, so bad I drove it 90 miles to find a shop with a better reputation and level of service. Eventually we installed a big bore kit to get acceptable acceleration. It's taken a lot of effort to get what we should have gotten in the first place, something that ran well enough for in town transportation. Where to start… a nice try that failed? My son bought one and it’s had several problems. The charging system is barely sufficient to keep the battery charged, improved by using led lights. The kick start moon gear broke. The plastic will break easily. Throw away the factory spark plug plug and get a NKG replacement. Power is (was) weak kneed, even for a small bore scooter. And the biggest disappointment, a dealership that seemed to not really care, so bad I drove it 90 miles to find a shop with a better reputation and level of service. Eventually we installed a big bore kit to get acceptable acceleration. It’s taken a lot of effort to get what we should have gotten in the first place, something that ran well enough for in town transportation.

]]> By: TP http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/02/21/schwinn-motor-scooters/comment-page-6/#comment-256296 TP Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:07:40 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=877#comment-256296 I have a 2007 Schwinn graduate. Bought it with 90 miles on it. Was working fine, I was riding around stopped for gas, went to start it back up and it was dead. Nothing. Tried kick starting it too and nothing. I've noticed a few people having similar problems...how do you know if it is the battery or the regulator or something else? Wasn't too much fun pushing it home. Thanks for any info. I have a 2007 Schwinn graduate. Bought it with 90 miles on it. Was working fine, I was riding around stopped for gas, went to start it back up and it was dead. Nothing. Tried kick starting it too and nothing. I’ve noticed a few people having similar problems…how do you know if it is the battery or the regulator or something else? Wasn’t too much fun pushing it home. Thanks for any info.

]]> By: Jeff Branham http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/02/21/schwinn-motor-scooters/comment-page-6/#comment-250974 Jeff Branham Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:52:32 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=877#comment-250974 a ways back i read a lot about the scooter mysteriously dying, it will run momentarily and then lose power and shut off, as well as slowly over time losing power...finally found a good fix as i dealt with this for 6 months. I had lot of mechanics look at it and I did a lot of work myself...went through the entire fuel system, changed out fuel fiter, verified aspirated fuel was being spread into intake manifold, checked all the vacuum lines, swapped out a carb, swapped in a new CDI/Coil/spark plug to check...didnt fix it, compression was not bleeding down, stayed at just over 100 psi...which is low by the way for the 50cc graduate, should be upwards of 150-170, and on and on....bottom line was after all this the problem ended up being just a stuck exhaust valve, it was staying open, you can check this by taking off the silver cover on the front side of the intake...simple 5 min fix and cost nothing...just an adjustment. so if you randomly find that your scooter is losing power and eventually starts just slowing down and turning off mysteriously...take a quick second to check this and it may solve your problem and eliminate the money and headache i went through a ways back i read a lot about the scooter mysteriously dying, it will run momentarily and then lose power and shut off, as well as slowly over time losing power…finally found a good fix as i dealt with this for 6 months. I had lot of mechanics look at it and I did a lot of work myself…went through the entire fuel system, changed out fuel fiter, verified aspirated fuel was being spread into intake manifold, checked all the vacuum lines, swapped out a carb, swapped in a new CDI/Coil/spark plug to check…didnt fix it, compression was not bleeding down, stayed at just over 100 psi…which is low by the way for the 50cc graduate, should be upwards of 150-170, and on and on….bottom line was after all this the problem ended up being just a stuck exhaust valve, it was staying open, you can check this by taking off the silver cover on the front side of the intake…simple 5 min fix and cost nothing…just an adjustment. so if you randomly find that your scooter is losing power and eventually starts just slowing down and turning off mysteriously…take a quick second to check this and it may solve your problem and eliminate the money and headache i went through

]]> By: matt http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/02/21/schwinn-motor-scooters/comment-page-6/#comment-250510 matt Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:15:01 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=877#comment-250510 Now I have had the 2006 Schwinn Graduate for 2 years, 2500 miles. I've had to limp it along the whole time. --Still has hesitation when it accelerates, but the dealer is useless and I'm not sure how to check it out. -- The factory sent me a new ignition switch for free since the last one (which was the 3rd switch the bike has had) crapped out but was out of warranty. I had to do the labor myself, which was easy enough. -- Connectors on the ignition switch went bad and would only work if you wiggled them, so I had to toss the connectors and just splice the wires directly together. This part works like a champ now. -- They also sent me a new relay for the turn signal, but now the turn signal switch jams. Relay works fine IF you can get the toggle switch to toggle. --- Ignition power switch/toggle is sticking, sometimes almost impossible to toggle it to "on". -- Finally, it's beginning to stall and the power on it is horrid. Where it used to cruize at 25mph going up a slight hill that I drive every day, it only does about 10. I haven't ruled out a clogged fuel filter (which is no fault of Schwinn at all), I have ruled out maintenance--- all the oil and tranny oil is fresh. Overall, the bike has gotten me where I need to go sometimes, sometimes it just konks out, mostly due to electrical/switch problems. Like I said about 20 posts up, GET THE HONDA OR YAMAHA!!!! Better yet, a Honda Shadow, lol. Does anyone know where the fuel filter is on this bike? I see what might be a fuel filter up close to the gas tank-- shaped a lot like the thermostat an a car- (round with a cone shape to it)--- two lines coming out, but I'm not totally sure. I'll have to try to burn off more of the gas before I try to remove it. Now I have had the 2006 Schwinn Graduate for 2 years, 2500 miles. I’ve had to limp it along the whole time.

–Still has hesitation when it accelerates, but the dealer is useless and I’m not sure how to check it out.

– The factory sent me a new ignition switch for free since the last one (which was the 3rd switch the bike has had) crapped out but was out of warranty. I had to do the labor myself, which was easy enough.

– Connectors on the ignition switch went bad and would only work if you wiggled them, so I had to toss the connectors and just splice the wires directly together. This part works like a champ now.

– They also sent me a new relay for the turn signal, but now the turn signal switch jams. Relay works fine IF you can get the toggle switch to toggle.

— Ignition power switch/toggle is sticking, sometimes almost impossible to toggle it to “on”.

– Finally, it’s beginning to stall and the power on it is horrid. Where it used to cruize at 25mph going up a slight hill that I drive every day, it only does about 10. I haven’t ruled out a clogged fuel filter (which is no fault of Schwinn at all), I have ruled out maintenance— all the oil and tranny oil is fresh.

Overall, the bike has gotten me where I need to go sometimes, sometimes it just konks out, mostly due to electrical/switch problems.

Like I said about 20 posts up, GET THE HONDA OR YAMAHA!!!! Better yet, a Honda Shadow, lol.

Does anyone know where the fuel filter is on this bike? I see what might be a fuel filter up close to the gas tank– shaped a lot like the thermostat an a car- (round with a cone shape to it)— two lines coming out, but I’m not totally sure. I’ll have to try to burn off more of the gas before I try to remove it.

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